Troubleshooting
Problem
You are trying to install WebSphere MQ server or client and pkgadd returns an error.
Symptom
pkgadd fails with the following:
/var/tmp/<dir name>/mqm/install/request:
/var/tmp/<dir name>/mqm/install/request: cannot open
pkgadd: ERROR: request script did not complete successfully
pkgadd: ERROR: request script did not complete successfully
Installation of <mqm> failed.
No changes were made to the system.
/var/tmp/<dir name>/mqm/install/request:
/var/tmp/<dir name>/mqm/install/request: cannot open
pkgadd: ERROR: request script did not complete successfully
pkgadd: ERROR: request script did not complete successfully
Installation of <mqm> failed.
No changes were made to the system.
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Modified date:
06 August 2025
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